Today’s editor of Christianity is apologizing for the article that caused a social media fire because of hinting at it The nails may not be used In Jesus Crucifixion. Controversial article, Jesus was crucified with his claws?, Posted on Monday of Holy Week, cited Professor Jeffrey P. Arroyo Garcia of Gordon University as proposing a rope – It’s not a nail – It may have been used by Roman soldiers. Garcia had the same argument in the spring problem Today’s article on Christianity attracted much more attention on reviews of biblical archaeology.
Today’s article in Christianity cited evidence of the anti-eyed, including the fact that Jewish author Josephus explained the use of nails in Roman crucifixion. Still, it was widely criticized and sparked rebuttal. Gary Manning, a Professor Talbot School of Theology wrote a column Church leaders“Yes, yes I was crucified It has nails. ”
Manning and other critics cited Thomas’ words as evidence John 20:25“Unless you look at the marks on his nails in his hand, place your finger where there is, and put my hand on his side, I won’t believe you.”
Tuesday, Article Authornews editor Daniel Silliman apologised.
“Like so many Christians, I spent a lot of time before Easter. Crucifixion: I’m sure he felt that Jesus would die like that, that God chose this particular device of Roman fear to achieve our salvation, and how it worked to kill someone on the cross,” Siliman wrote.
“The article on the archaeological review of the Bible piqued the curiosity of my report, suggested by a professor of Scripture. It was possible that the crucifixion used at the time of Christ’s death was used Not a claw, but a rope. It’s clearly a singular view – and almost certainly, it was visible to me. But I found it interesting.
“My curiosity took me to the descriptions of Christ’s death and the details of those descriptions. I hadn’t thought of it John 20:25 And implications The idea Thomas was wrong to think that the resurrected Jesus had traces of his claws in his hand. Thomas obviously wouldn’t have said that if the Romans at the time used ropes.
“My article implicitly questioned the errors of the Bible. In my enthusiasm to explore the historical context of Christ’s death, I missed it, and I am sorry,” concluded Silliman.
Furthermore, it is found in the original article Updated To include this statement, click “In this article Revised Jesus makes clear about the Bible, including the gospel of John. I was crucified The claws and their Christianity, together with Christian scholars and theologians, affirm their explanations throughout the history of the Church. You can find the theological position of the CT With us Statement of Faith. The author of this article has issued an apology. ”
Silliman’s apology It was widely praised.
“I’m very grateful for this,” one person wrote. “Imagine the world we all recognized when we got messed up. Respect.”
I obviously ruined it. sorry. https://t.co/s8jo0coewn
– Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) April 22, 2025
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Michael Foot For 20 years, I have covered the intersection of faith and news. His stories appear in the Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Leaf, Toronto Star, Knoxville News Sentinel.
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It was originally published on April 22, 2025.
